Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
  • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
  • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
  • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
  • B67C3/22—Details

Definitions

• the invention relates to a rotary distributor assembly according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for operating a
• KEGs Systems and devices for the treatment of barrel-like containers, in particular KEGs are known in various designs. Under barrel-like containers or KEGs are containers made of metal and / or plastic to understand the
• a container volume between 30 and 50 liters.
• Container interior Under treatment, in this case the treatment in particular of the container interior with a liquid and / or gas and / or
• Container interior with the respective liquid contents e.g. Beer, soft drink, mixed drink, etc. understood.
• liquid contents e.g. Beer, soft drink, mixed drink, etc. understood.
• rotary trained systems or
• KEGs in which on a rotatable about a vertical axis or rotor axis rotor driven at equal angular or pitch intervals around the rotor axis several treatment stations for such barrel-like container, in particular KEGs are provided to which the container to be treated preferably supplied in an overhead position on a container inlet and from which the treated containers are removed at a container outlet.
• the barrel-like containers, in particular KEGs are treated with the different media.
• a rotary distributor assembly For supplying the different treatment media to the rotating about the rotor axis treatment stations, a rotary distributor assembly is used, which has at least one multiple feed openings distribution disc and at least one counter-disc, which are arranged concentrically to the vertical axis or rotor axis stationary and between which one about the vertical axis or rotor axis rotatable, a plurality of passage openings having control disk is added.
• the control disc arranged below the distributor disc preferably rotates synchronously with the rotor about the vertical axis or rotor axis.
• control disk Below the control disk is the stationary, i. also not circumferential counter-disc provided by which a seal the underside of the control disc is achieved. This will cause unwanted leakage
• the disks are biased against each other by means of a suitable clamping device, by applying a biasing force.
• the clamping device may, for example, in the form of a pneumatic, hydraulic or mechanical
• Tensioning device may be formed.
• at least one of the said disks can be made of carbon.
• the object of the invention is to provide a Drehverteilan extract and a method for operating a rotary distributor assembly, which described the
• a special feature of Drehverteilan angel invention is that the amount of biasing force is adjustable by means of a control arrangement, in such a way that when restarting the rotary distributor arrangement a
• Actuation is carried out with a biasing force, which has a reduced compared to normal operation amount.
• the application of the reduced preload force is dependent on the angle of rotation of the control disk and / or the current operating time of the rotary distributor arrangement since restarting and / or the torque applied to the control disk (4).
• the reduced biasing force to the rotary distributor assembly until the example, adhesive connection between the discs is dissolved again, which could lead to damage of the disc surfaces.
• one is in operative connection with the distributor disc
• Clamping device for generating the different biasing forces provided, via which the distributor plate is acted upon by the biasing force.
• the clamping device comprises, for example, at least one pressure cylinder, which is supplied via the control arrangement with a control medium, preferably compressed air with at least two different high operating pressures.
• the amount of the reduced biasing force is preferably selected such that the planar
• control arrangement is designed in the form of a pneumatic control circuit and has a compressed air inlet 0091
• a supply unit is connected to the compressed-air inlet and the clamping device formed in the form of at least one pressure cylinder is connected to the compressed-air outlet.
• the supply unit is preferably for providing the control medium, in particular compressed air under a
• control medium in particular the compressed air under a compared to
• Prescribed operating pressure reduced operating pressure provided at the compressed air inlet wherein the reduced operating pressure, for example, between 1 bar and 4 bar.
• the invention further relates to a method for operating a rotary distributor arrangement according to the invention for distributing different media to a plurality of treatment stations for barrel-like containers, in particular KEGs, rotating about a vertical axis, in accordance with the particularly advantageous when restarting the rotary distributor arrangement after a prolonged service interruption
• FIG. 1 shows by way of example a perspective view of a rotary distributor arrangement
• 2 shows by way of example a plan view of the distributor disk of FIG
• Fig. 3 by way of example a plan view of the control disk of
• Rotary distributor arrangement shows by way of example a schematic block diagram of the rotary distributor arrangement according to the invention.
• FIG. 5 shows an example of a schematic block diagram of a pneumatic
• FIG. 1 shows, by way of example, a rotary distributor arrangement 1 in a perspective view for the distribution of different treatment media in one
• Rotary trained container treatment system shown, in which a plurality of treatment stations for barrel-like containers, in particular KEGs are provided on a rotatable about a vertical axis RA rotatable rotor at preferably uniform angular or pitch intervals about the vertical axis RA.
• the rotary distributor arrangement 1 consists essentially of at least one distributor disc 2 having a plurality of feed openings 2 'and at least one
• the distributor and counter-disks 2, 3 are, for example
• the feed openings 2 'in this case preferably extend from the top to the bottom of the distributor disk and may be designed differently with regard to shape and size and arrangement on the disk.
• passage openings 4 'having control disc 4 are added between the distributor and counter pulley 2, 3 a rotatable about the vertical axis RA.
• the passage openings 4 'of the control disk 4 extend from the distribution disc 2 facing the top of the control disk 4 at the edge 4 "and form there connection openings 5 for connection of pipe or hose lines not shown in the figures, each with its opposite free end with a treatment station of
• Tank treatment system are in fluid communication.
• the fixed, i. non-rotating distributor disc 2 are the
• the arrangement and cross-sectional shape of the lead-through openings 4 'of the control disk 4 with respect to the shape and arrangement of the feed openings 2' of the distributor disk 2 determines at which angle of rotation of the control disk 4 about the vertical axis RA the respective treatment medium to the
• the counter-disk 3 can be connected to the machine frame of the container treatment system, for example fixedly 0.
• At least the prestressing force F generated by the tensioning device 7, 7 ' is adjustable via a control arrangement 8 in such a way that when the rotary distributor arrangement 1 is put into operation again, it is acted upon by a reduced preload force F * , which results in a comparison with FIG.
• Rotary distributor assembly 1 connected to the control assembly 8, which is in communication with a supply unit 9.
• the control arrangement 8 is realized, for example, in the form of a pneumatic circuit arrangement according to FIG. 5, the supply unit 9 requiring the operation of the pneumatic circuit arrangement
• Control medium namely compressed air is provided with a predetermined operating pressure BP.
• the supply unit 9 for example, by a corresponding pneumatic pump unit and possibly a
• the control arrangement 8 is provided for setting the tensioning device 7, 7 ', which is designed as an example in the form of at least one pressure cylinder, specifically for generating preload forces F, F * with at least two different ones
• the control arrangement 8 shown in FIG. 5 has a compressed air inlet I and a compressed air outlet E, wherein the supply unit 9 is connected to the compressed air inlet I and the compressed air outlet E is connected to the clamping device 7, 7 ', which is designed as an example in the form of at least one pressure cylinder.
• the control medium or the compressed air is provided at a predetermined operating pressure BP.
• the compressed air input I is further connected via a first line L1 to the input of a first switching valve SV1, which is preferably electrically actuated. Furthermore, the compressed air input I is connected via a second line L2 to the input of a first pressure regulating valve DRV1 and via a third line L3 to the input of a second pressure regulating valve DRV2.
• the outputs of the first and second pressure regulating valves DRV1, DRV2 are connected to the inputs of a second one by means of a fourth and fifth line L4, L5
• Switching valve SV2 is connected, the pneumatic control input is connected via a sixth line L6 to the output of the first switching valve SV1. If compressed air at the operating pressure BP is switched through via the first switching valve SV1 via the sixth line L6, switching of the second switching valve SV2 takes place via the pneumatic control input of the second switching valve SV2.
• the outputs of the second switching valve SV2 are possibly with the interposition of a quick exhaust valve (not shown in the figures) and a
• Compressed air inlet I applied operating pressure BP of the compressed air to a first and second, reduced operating pressure BP1, BP2 throttled. These operating pressures BP1 and BP2 are at the compressed air outlet E at the second switching valve SV2
• compressed air with a first or second, reduced operating pressure BP1, BP2 or no compressed air via the check valve RSV applied to the compressed air output E.
• the control arrangement 8 shown by way of example in FIG. 5 by actuating the first switching valve SV1, the pressure at the compressed air outlet E is reached
• Preload force F is adjustable. It is understood that numerous more
• the first and second reduced operating pressure BP1, BP2 are, for example, between 1 bar and 4 bar, preferably the first operating pressure BP1 is 3 bar and the second operating pressure BP2 is 1.5 bar.
• the amount of the reduced biasing force F * is preferably selected such that the flat connection between the discs 2, 3, 4 and / or the any existing sealing washers of the rotary distributor assembly 1 further liquid and / or gas-tight.
• a measuring unit not shown in the figures, are in operative connection with the rotary distributor assembly 1, via which the for starting the
• Container treatment plant in particular the control disk 4 currently applied torque is determined so that depending on it by appropriate
• the present invention also extends in particular to those embodiments in which sealing washers are provided or not. Likewise, the present invention extends to such embodiments, at least one sealing disk and / or at least one control disk and / or at least one distributor disk and / or at least one counter disk made of carbon.

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